Queen Elizabeth I

Whitehall, Hampton Court, Greenwich, Richmond, Westminster, St James, Windsor Castle; England


(Depending on the season!)

Objective

Queen of England, Turn England Protestant.

Experience

Forty-six years experience of ruling England
1558-1603 ruled London, England
§ Immensely popular (then and now)
§ Guided England through a dangerous time.
§ Reign was a Golden Age.

Queen of England
1558-1603 Tudor Monarchy, London, England
§ Last of the Tudor throne
§ Half sister of “Bloody Mary” (heir of Henry VIII)
§ Never married, earned the nick name the Virgin Queen.

Peace maker
1558-1603 Tudor Monarchy, London, England
§ Sought balance between religious efforts in England (Anglicanism, Catholicism, Puritanism)
§ Steered middle course to avoid religious civil war.
§ I thought religious uniformity was not as important as peace, prosperity, and unity.

Polititician
1558-1603 Tudor Monarchy, London, England
§ Use marital status as instrument of foreign policy
§ Due to peaceful relations with other countries, England’s economy built up.
§ Became known as “politique”, because I put England’s national interest above religious beliefs.

Education

London England
1537-1543
§ No official degree obtained
§ By age eleven I could write in English, Latin and Italian.
§ I also learned French and Greek with my final tutor.

Interests

Making peace throughout my country.
Visiting the globe theater to watch William Shakespeare’s plays.

References

References are available on request.